I have a deep abiding love for our city. As a native, I have been witness to her ups and to her downs. With each passing year I am reminded about her uniqueness and her beauty. We are fortunate to have Crossroads Charlotte provide us with a forum where we can share the possibilities and discuss what lies beneath surface - maybe we can bridge the gap between what separates us and what connects us.

What a great way to get people thinking about the future!

Fortress Charlotte, Class Act, and The Beat Goes On all depicted caucasians as bad people, including the reference to the shooting in South Charlotte. Why was the shooting depicted in South Charlotte? These 3 videos were very prejudicial. I certainly don't treat people the way the actors in the videos did.

Charlotte has potential, and there have been many glimmers of hope that show Charlotte is changing for the better. In my experiences been much community organization such as the Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice, which is helping tackle the issue of discrimination and building inclusive relationships with students all around Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. This organization has, over the... read more

With a stagnant powerbase and a lost population, our city could be devoured by the desire to have, rather than to be. The seeking of status can drive away the opportunities that maybe in our minds, and should be ours, but the “should have been” of our concern is not drift but demanding dominance without earning it. Charlotte has to be a city that is known for the hard working, and dedicated... read more

With an expanding city, and economic growth, these factors are sure to boost the aesthetic appearance and prospect perspective of a great city. Although as shown here in Class Act, the lack of intermingling or rather the steady continuum of the old south mindset will inherently leave us at a peak where the infrastructure is strong but our own inner structure of divided communal relationships can... read more

Coming from Yonkers, NY where there is a vast amount of gangs derived from ethnic and cultural backgrounds, I see that the biggest opportunity Charlotte has to deviate away from a Fortress Charlotte future, is educating the population on the vast cultures that Charlotte is home to and introducing these cultures, whether it is from local events being publicized more or cultural understanding... read more

This would be ideal if Charlotte came to this. Everyone living in an environment where everything was near 'perfect'. Charlotte would be at its greatest. But by how things look now, unfortunately, i don't think this would happen by 2015.

I feel it is great that there is someone trying to make a change in the community with the youth center. Also I feel the mother should let her son stay where he feel he is comfortable, also if he is learning well he is. Parents should be more involved in their child’s lives, therefore there will not be many secrets that is withheld, so the child won’t feel hurt that they have to keep it held... read more

Equal Education should be offered no matter the race. I do not feel that the main reason the mother is making her son leave the school is fully because of race, although she was rude to her worker I feel as though there were times when the worker saw that she was working and could have moved on to another spot in the building. Also some people are so rude they would not have wanted the lady to... read more